Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from other

1 A abroad B approach C control D gorvern

2 A domain .B member. C status. D technique

3 A gossip . B master . C prevail. D session

4 A describe B enough .C invent. D sentence

5 A decide . B prefer. C silence. D suppose

6 A natural. B disaster. C damage. D grandma

7 A weather B reach. C leak. D between

8 A thunder .B result .C erupt. D volume

9 A watched. B collapsed C caused . D laughed

10 A typhoon .B cyclone C sky D sunny

Giới từ

1 Lydia takes.....her mother- she has the same eyes

2 He took .......his jumper because it was so warm in the room

3 She diceded to take......knitting as a relaxing pastime

4 We offered him $200 for the painting,but he turned us........

I. Fill in the correct particles
1. I was taken _______ by his offensive manner.
2. He wanted an energetic hobby so he took _______ water skiing.
3. I’m sorry, I take _______ what I said. You’re not lazy and selfish.
4. My mother takes _______ foreign students to make extra money.
5. The vice president took _______ the company when the president retired.
6. I took you _______ your brother from a distance. You look so alike.
7. She takes _______ her mother, they have the same eyes.
8. He was talking too fast and we didn’t manage to take _______ the whole lecture.
9. They’re taking _______ extra staff at the car factory.
10. Tom’s taken ______ fishing; it’s a very relaxing pastime.
11. You take ______ your father; you’re a lot like him.
12. Simon is too young to take ______ such a big responsibility
13. Everyone was taken ______ when the manager stood up and walked out of the meeting.
14. As the plane took ______ we had a wonderful view of Hong Kong.
15. Why don’t you take some time ______? You look exhausted.
16. I was taken ______ by her; she fooled me completely.
17. She had to take her skirt ______ because she had lost a lot of weight.
18. This is quite complicated, so you might not take ______ all the information the first time.
19. Work is going well; we’ve taken ______ a lot of new clients.
20. If washing powder doesn’t take that spot ______, maybe bleach will.
21. When we heard he had no place to stay, we offered to take him ______.
 

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first

1. Tom is not as tall as Peter
 Peter ……………………………………………………………………………….

2. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend
 Her father asked her: “………………………………………………………………”

3. He told his customer : “ Please bring it back if it doesn’t fit well”
 He told ……………………………………………………………………………
4. The last time we saw him was in 1988.
We haven’t…………………………………………………………………………
5. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer.
 It took………………………………………………………………………………

6. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
 Because of………….…………………………………………………………

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first

1. Tom is not as tall as Peter
 Peter ……………………………………………………………………………….

2. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend
 Her father asked her: “………………………………………………………………”

3. He told his customer : “ Please bring it back if it doesn’t fit well”
 He told ……………………………………………………………………………
4. The last time we saw him was in 1988.
We haven’t…………………………………………………………………………
5. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer.
 It took………………………………………………………………………………

6. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
 Because of………….…………………………………………………………

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets

1. Despite her dislikes for coffee , she drank it to keep herself warm ( although)

2. Mary will take a plane , even though she dislikes flying ( in spite of)

3. In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest , she managed to smile ( although )

4. We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy (despite)

5. Despite her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children ( even though)

6. Though he has been absent frequently , he has managed to pass the test ( in spite of )

7. Nancy told me the secret despite having promised not to do so ( though )

8. We plan to buy a ticket for the drawing although we know we will not win a prize (even though)

9. In spite of the high price , my daughters insist on going to the movies every Saturday ( even though)

10. He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet ( in spite of)

11. He left school because his life was hard ( because of)

12. John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodical work ( because)

13. We didn’t want to go out because of the heavy rain (because)

14. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine ( despite)

15. In spite of the darkness , they continued to work (though)

Bài 1: Chia động từ

1, The sign says: " Keep away from the grass!" but they (walk) on the grass at the moment. He shouldn't (walk) on it

2, If you (come) here tomorrow, could you please take along the machine because it really need (repair)

3, He (take) a seat by the window (ask) himself if he was right when he was rude to her. At last he thought he wrong and he might not (behave) like that

4, He is fond of party, so it isn't surprised when he is always the first (come)

5, I hate (ask) stupid question like his. He always (ask) such question to make me angry

Bài 2: Điền giới từ

1, When being told about the death of her father,she really broke.....and I think it will take her a long time to get ....it

2, She is very friendly and she often gets...well....her classmates

3, When I was looking through the paper I came.......the picture of my father when he was young. I take ...him so much in appearance

4, The first man walked....the moon....21th July 1969

Bài 3: Điền 1 từ thích hợp nếu cần thiết

1, After she had.....cheerful dinner downstairs, Julia played....piano for.....while

2, There was nothing to be said in .....answer to such......bitter accusations

3, I broke my glasses by......accident

4, We often have....and rice for dinner. That doesn't sound.....interesting one

5, Suddenly she humed.......traditional song, she said it came from.....Philippinnes

chuyên đề clause of concession/ phrase of concession clause of reason, clause of reason

1.Many people wear dress now because it is fashionable

Because of............................................................................

2.Although our lives are difficult, we have to try to get over

Despite.....................................................................................

3. Although he behaves badly, she loves him

Despite.....................................................................................

4.Because she is disabled,everyone helps her to with housework

Because of............................................................................

5. Although she is young, she has attained a lot of excellent accomplishments in chemistry

Despite...................................................................................

6. Although she was hungry , she refused to eat the food I gave her.

Despite....................................................................................

7. Because her family was poor, she couldn't go to university as her dream

Because of..............................................................................

8. Because the weather was cold, we stayed at home and watch TV

Because of..................................................................................

9. Because there was a lot of dust in the room, we watsed a lot of time to clean it

Because of............................................................................................

10. Because Marie Curie wanted to be a scientist, she went to there to there to conduct her dream

Because.............................................................................................

11.Because she didn't want everybody to disturb her, she closed the room's door

Because of.....................................................................................

12.Although it is hot, we still sleep soundly in the room.

Despite.............................................................................................

13. Because there was so much noise there, we went to another cafe.

Due to..........................................................................................